ID Tech Digest – June 13, 2025

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today:

Study Finds Human Breathing Patterns Can Uniquely Identify Individuals With Near-Perfect Accuracy

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute have found that individual breathing patterns can serve as reliable biometric identifiers, with nasal airflow data distinguishing subjects with 96.8 percent accuracy. The study tracked 100 participants over 24 hours using wearable sensors and extracted 24 features, including inhale duration and sniff frequency. Identification accuracy remained stable over two years. Beyond security, the research suggests breathing signatures correlate with mental health and physiological metrics, raising potential for diagnostics and therapeutic use. However, comfort, sensor design, and privacy concerns remain barriers to deployment at scale. Follow-up studies are exploring clinical applications.

Louisiana Age-Verification Bill Advances to Conference Amid Privacy Concerns

Louisiana’s HB 570, which would require app stores and developers to collect users’ age categories and obtain verifiable parental consent for minors, remains active as lawmakers reconcile amendments in conference committee. The bill mandates content ratings and enforcement of parental controls for downloads and in-app purchases. It expands on earlier Louisiana laws targeting adult site access and youth-directed advertising. While widely supported in the legislature, privacy advocates and tech industry groups warn of potential overreach, excessive data collection, and compliance burdens.

Orchestrating Identity Names David Rennie Chief Trust Officer Amid Focus on Digital Confidence

Orchestrating Identity has named David Rennie as its first Chief Trust Officer, underscoring the growing strategic importance of trust in digital identity. Rennie brings over 20 years of experience, including work on the UK’s Identity Cards Programme, GOV.UK Verify, and roles at Idemia and the Open Identity Exchange. His appointment follows the company’s dual Kantara certification as both an IDSP and OSP under the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework.

Iki Trials AI Age Verification System at Vilnius Store in Partnership with StrongPoint

Lithuanian retailer Iki has launched a four-week pilot of AI-powered facial age verification at a Vilnius store, using technology from StrongPoint to automate age checks for alcohol and tobacco purchases at self-checkouts. The system estimates a customer’s age via facial recognition and proceeds automatically if the user appears of legal age; otherwise, staff intervene. The trial mirrors similar initiatives in the UK and uses privacy-conscious technology developed in partnership with Yoti. If successful, the pilot may expand across Iki’s stores, reflecting the global rise of biometric age verification in retail environments.

Glider AI Launches ID Verify to Tackle Hiring Fraud with Biometric Tech

Glider AI has launched ID Verify, a biometric identity verification tool that uses facial recognition, document checks, and liveness detection to combat hiring fraud and insider threats in remote recruitment. Integrated into Glider AI’s hiring platform, the solution targets deepfake and synthetic identity risks that have surged alongside a 92 percent increase in candidate fraud since the pandemic. ID Verify supports secure onboarding for staffing firms, federal contractors, and enterprises, addressing growing concerns over generative AI-driven impersonation. The move reflects a broader industry shift toward biometric safeguards in the hiring process.

Integrated Biometrics Debuts InfantID to Advance Birth-Based Identity Programs

Integrated Biometrics has unveiled InfantID, a fingerprinting solution designed to capture biometric data from newborns, addressing long-standing challenges in early-life identity registration. Announced at ID4Africa 2025, the device uses a specialized platen and distortion-correcting algorithms to capture 500 ppi images from infants aged birth to 12 months. Though FBI certification has not been confirmed, the system is already licensed internationally and is central to Brazil’s new “Bebê ID” initiative. InfantID supports efforts toward universal birth registration and is being promoted as a tool for linking children to parents at birth in both urban and rural settings.

Biometric Payment Adoption Lags Behind Consumer Demand, Raising Trust Concerns

New research reveals that while UK consumer interest in biometric payments is rising, only 21 percent currently have access to such methods, exposing a significant gap in merchant adoption. Gen-Z leads in usage at 27 percent, but broader deployment is limited, hindering trust and uptake. Privacy concerns persist, especially among women, amid growing fraud exposure—nearly 40 percent of UK adults reported card data theft in the past year. With biometric payments projected to reach $46.6 billion by 2026, successful case studies from retailers like St. Marche and Whataburger show strong performance gains. Expansion depends on privacy safeguards and clearer regulatory frameworks.

Veza Expands Identity Platform with New Tool to Manage Machine Identities in AI and Hybrid Environments

Veza has launched a Non-Human Identity (NHI) Security product within its Veza Access platform to manage and govern machine identities such as service accounts, tokens, and secrets across over 250 systems. With AI-driven monitoring, the tool enables real-time visibility, least-privilege enforcement, and risk mitigation in hybrid and cloud environments. It integrates with platforms like AWS, Azure, GitHub, and Kubernetes, addressing security gaps as non-human access points proliferate.

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By Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala